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C-Ware – sherd of bowl, rim C-0801
By Droux, Xavier
, Settlement HK11C, Operation B, Upper level.
2006 : Hierakonpolis Expedition excavation.Egypt.
Date : Naqada IA–IIB
General range of C-ware production.
Material : Nile silt (Painted)
Preservation : Sherds
Decoration preservation : Good
Preservation information :
Two mended sherds. Rim preservation: 7% preserved.
Decoration
The rim is decorated with a concentric line. Below are the remains of two groups of parallel oblique lines, probably belonging to two downturned triangles filled with chevrons (likely two groups of chevrons separated by an empty space). There are six chevrons on the left, and remains of two on the right.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Renée Friedman, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
© Masahiro Baba, courtesy of the Hierakonpolis Expedition.
Dimensions (cm)
Rim diameter :
20
Fragment dimensions :
4.9 x 2.8 x 0.75
Additional information
Form :
Open
Opening index :
Oi 100
Shape of rim :
direct
Shape of base:
not preserved
Decoration location :
Inside
Acknowledgements
We thank Renée Friedman for facilitating the study of this artefact and Masahiro Baba for permission to include it here.
References
Not previously published.
